anonymize.solutions vs Strac

Yes. Besides its SaaS, Strac offers a self-hosted mode that runs its DLP engine inside your own AWS account or data center. anonymize.solutions offers two products: anonym.legal, hosted in Germany, and anonym.plus, which runs on your own machines under a perpetual licence.

Yes. Strac publishes an open-source MCP server (strac-mcp-dlp) for AI agents. anonym.legal also offers an MCP server (anonym-legal-mcp-server, from the Pro plan) that brings PII detection and anonymization into AI assistants such as Claude.

Strac uses proprietary ML/AI models for detection. anonym.legal combines deterministic pattern and checksum rules with Microsoft Presidio NLP models; anonym.plus adds 317 of its own pattern recognizers. Rule-based hits are reproducible and traceable to a specific rule — useful for legal documentation and audits. The NLP models are machine learning too, so their results can change between model versions.

No. anonymize.solutions integrates directly into Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint via a native Office Add-in. Strac has no comparable Office integration.

Strac supports redaction and replacement. anonymize.solutions provides 5 methods: Replace, Redact, Mask, Hash (SHA-256) and Encrypt.

Strac offers an on-premise deployment inside your own AWS account or data center; ask Strac whether it runs fully disconnected. anonymize.solutions offers a desktop app (anonym.plus) with local NLP models that works offline after a one-time online activation (an update check at startup is on by default and can be switched off) — suitable for defense, government, and air-gapped enterprise networks.

Strac states 100+ built-in detectors (strac.io, September 2026). anonym.legal detects 267 entity types across 48 languages, including region-specific identifiers like German Steuer-ID, French INSEE/NIR, UK NI Number, and Dutch BSN.

Strac is focused primarily on US formats (US SSN, US phone, US address). anonym.legal ships recognisers for many country-specific formats, including European identifiers such as the German tax ID, the French INSEE/NIR and the Dutch BSN.

Strac processes data on AWS infrastructure, primarily US-based. This creates challenges for GDPR Article 44 compliance (cross-border data transfers). anonym.legal runs detection and anonymization on ISO 27001-certified Hetzner infrastructure in Falkenstein, Germany. Some auxiliary features, such as AI-assisted rule creation, can use providers outside the EU.

Strac uses a per-user subscription model. anonym.legal uses monthly plans with a token allowance per cycle, not per seat; anonym.plus is a one-time licence per machine with no subscription.

Strac's SaaS processes data in its cloud; its self-hosted mode runs the DLP engine inside your own AWS account or data center. anonym.legal processes the text on servers in Falkenstein, Germany; custom patterns you store are encrypted in your browser, with keys derived on your device via Argon2id. For processing that never leaves the machine, anonym.plus runs locally.

Strac retains activity logs and processes content for detection. With anonym.plus, the text is processed on your own machine and never reaches a vendor.

Strac offers a Data Processing Agreement (DPA), but data is processed in US infrastructure. anonym.legal runs detection and anonymization on Hetzner servers in Falkenstein, Germany; some auxiliary features can use providers outside the EU, so check the subprocessor list for your Article 44 assessment.

Yes — batch size depends on the plan in anonym.legal, with CSV summary export and ZIP archive download. Strac supports batch processing via API only with no desktop batch workflow.

Choose Strac if you need deep SaaS integrations (Slack DLP, email DLP, Jira monitoring) or US-only data with no EU residency requirement. Strac excels at enterprise data loss prevention across cloud SaaS platforms.

Choose anonymize.solutions when you need EU data residency, local processing, MCP Server integration, Office Add-in, air-gapped deployment, deterministic/auditable detection, or multilingual coverage (48 languages in anonym.legal).

Partly. anonym.legal provides a REST API with /analyze and /anonymize endpoints. You will need to update the base URL, authentication headers and entity type mappings; the effort depends on your integration, so validate it with a pilot.

Yes, Strac has a Chrome Extension. anonymize.solutions also provides a Chrome Extension with additional features: reversible encryption that restores original values after AI responds — not just one-way redaction.

Yes. The REST API integrates directly into GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins pipelines. piisafe.eu (our website scanner; PII detection needs an anonym.legal key) also provides a curl-based CI/CD example for automated pre-deployment PII checks.

Strac supports HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2. anonym.legal ships presets for GDPR and HIPAA and runs on ISO 27001-certified Hetzner infrastructure in Germany. For PCI-DSS, CCPA or NIS2 you choose the entity types yourself. The certification is the data centre's, not ours.

It depends on the complexity of your integration. A minimal API-only integration can often switch in hours; integrations with custom entity rules take longer. Validate the timing with a pilot before committing to a date.

Yes. anonym.legal includes 200 tokens/cycle free, and anonym.plus is free for one machine. The piisafe.eu website scanner has a free interface (20 scans/hour), but its PII detection needs an anonym.legal API key from €3/month.

Run both on the same test dataset. Key evaluation metrics: entity recall (how many PII instances found), precision (false positive rate), speed, and coverage for your specific languages and entity types. anonymize.solutions offers a no-commitment free tier for evaluation.

Not natively — Strac’s Slack DLP is a differentiator. anonymize.solutions focuses on API/document workflows. For Slack content protection, use the Chrome Extension for real-time interception or the REST API as a preprocessing layer.

Strac supports OCR for screenshots and PDFs. anonym.legal supports image redaction with OCR on PNG and JPG files, including bounding-box redaction with entity-type color coding.

anonymize.solutions. Rule-based detection produces reproducible results that can be traced to a pattern. Combined with piisafe.eu’s HTML/JSON/CSV export and GDPR Article 5/25/32/33 preset, it generates documentation directly usable in DPIAs and supervisory authority submissions.

anonym.legal's HIPAA preset detects a fixed set of identifier types; the Safe Harbor ZIP-code and age rules and a manual review remain necessary, and the de-identification decision stays with you. Strac supports HIPAA detection but focuses on DLP prevention rather than de-identification documentation.

Strac does not have explicit EU AI Act tooling. anonymize.solutions, through piisafe.eu’s EU AI Act compliance scanner, specifically addresses Article 10 (Data Governance) documentation requirements for high-risk AI systems. High-risk obligations for Annex III systems apply from 2 December 2027 (Annex I: 2 August 2028).

Strac describes itself as SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001-aligned (strac.io, September 2026), not as ISO 27001 certified. anonym.legal runs on ISO 27001-certified Hetzner infrastructure in Falkenstein; the certification is the data centre's, not ours.

With anonym.legal, text is processed in memory. It is stored, encrypted, only if you turn on history, or as a token mapping for reversible anonymization (24 hours by default, up to 30 days if you choose persistent). You can delete your account and revoke your API key at any time; invoices and payment records are retained as tax law requires. With anonym.plus, the text stays on your own machine. Strac: follow their standard data deletion procedures per their DPA.